Romans 4:17

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Romans 4:17

as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"--in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

John 5:21

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.

1 Corinthians 1:28

God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

Genesis 17:4-5

"Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

Genesis 17:20

As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 25:1-34

Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.

Genesis 28:3

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Isaiah 43:6

I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth,

Isaiah 44:7

Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.

Isaiah 48:13

My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.

Isaiah 49:12

Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene."

Isaiah 55:12

"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Matthew 3:9

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

John 5:25

"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 6:63

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Romans 3:29

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Romans 4:2

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

Romans 8:11

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Romans 8:29-30

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 9:26

"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

1 Corinthians 15:45

Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being";the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Ephesians 2:1-5

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins

1 Timothy 6:13

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Hebrews 11:12

Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

2 Peter 3:8

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Romans 4:17

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

I have

Genesis 17:4

Genesis 28:3

Hebrews 11:12

Before him

Romans 3:29

Who quickeneth

Calleth

General references

Genesis 13:16

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

I have

"Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

Before him

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Who quickeneth

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being";the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

Calleth

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth,

Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.

Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene."

"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

known from of old.'

God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

General references

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.